Mubiana Surname

42,052nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mubiana Surname Definition:

Mubiana is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: missing something / someone.

Mubiana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia11,9881:1,322184
Namibia3691:6,5301,275
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England111:5,065,278148,650
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mubiana (6,777) may also be a first name.

Mubiana Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mubiana is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: missing something / someone.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mubiana is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: someone who has had all their posessions and property grabbed away.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mubiana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mubiana Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mubiana (Hindi: मुबीाना) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mubiana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mubiana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,052nd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 586,806 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mubiana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 79,240th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 6,777 people.

The surname Mubiana is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 11,988 people, or 1 in 1,322. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 55 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent are found and Southern Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Mubiana exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 3 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mubianga9362/
Mubihana931/
Mubaiyana881/
Mubyana861,081/
Mubiona868/
Mobiana862/
Mubaiyanah8214/
Mubihona801/
Moubiane801/
Mouvianna7538/
Mubayonah756/
Mubiono7152/
Mubyona7132/
Mubayyanah7124/
Mubeona7118/
Mobyana7113/
Mobiane711/
Mobiani711/
Muvyana711/
Mubiongo67137/
Muwjanah6714/
Mobeeana674/
Mhubyani671/
Moobyana671/
Mubionge671/
Mubionga671/
Muvyanna671/
Mobyane5744/
Mobiono574/
Mowjana573/
Mobjane571/

Mubiana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mubiana in the Hindi language
मुबीानाmubiana-

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